La sécheresse qui sévit dans certaines régions d'Éthiopie, accentuée par le récent conflit dans le nord du pays, a eu des conséquences catastrophiques sur les moyens de subsistance de la population.
Les programmes d’alimentation scolaire ont permis d’atténuer les problèmes d'insécurité alimentaire qui pèsent sur les familles et de garder les enfants scolarisés en période de crise.
De 2022 à 2023, Save the Children a mis en œuvre, en partenariat avec le ministère de l'Éducation, un financement du GPE d’un montant de 10 millions de dollars visant à garantir aux enfants issus des régions touchées par les conflits ou la sécheresse un accès équitable à une éducation préscolaire et primaire de qualité, sûre et inclusive.
Le programme s'est inspiré des réussites d'un précédent financement du GPE d’un montant de 20 millions de dollars, mis en œuvre pendant la période 2020-2022.
La distribution de repas scolaires étaient incluse dans les deux programmes, qui portaient également sur la mise à disposition de points d'eau, d'assainissement et d'hygiène (WASH), la distribution de kits de dignité, la sensibilisation de la communauté et des parents à l’importance de la scolarisation des enfants, et le renforcement du système.
I have read about the advantage of school feeding in Ethiopia supported by GPE. In Uganda school children, especially in public schools, face similar problems. Many parents who send their children in public schools are of a poor economic background. School mangers ask for a lot of money for children feeding at school whci children cannot afford. They go ahead to send children away from school if they have not paid. This has kept many children away from school, and made a lot more to drop out of school. There is need for intervention.
i would like to know how GPE can intervene in this matter in Uganda.
En réponse à I have read about the… par Nathan Kakson …
Thank you for your comment Nathan. GPE has been supporting Uganda since 2011. The content of the programs GPE supports is discussed and approved with the Ministry of Education. To learn more, see this page: https://www.globalpartnership.org/where-we-work/uganda. Regards. Chantal / GPE Secretariat
absolutely I disagree the idea of no education /learning without food. we are expected to provide them conducive learning environment and teaching learning materials. but someone who waits to have breakfast and lunch will not learn nothing except he is there for food. educating a child is mandatory but giving him an excuse that without school feeding no education is backward idea and our countries will always be under developing countries.
Story about school meal in Konso is just an example of what GPE is supporting in different regions in Ethiopia. School meal helped to concentrate on their education. Beyond attendance, we expect school feeding is to contribute significantly on children learning outcome. Thank you GPE for all the support.
I have read about the advantage of school feeding in Ethiopia supported by GPE. Thank you very much GPE for your great commitments, on children school feeding, but I have one concern, particularly in the Somali region of Ethiopia, that when the GPE program is phased out, the problem will worsen for the children to dropout school enrollments because their families will lack food security in the area due to the prone affected drought in the last six consecutive seasons, and the GPE program's impacts will become more negative in the regions. What plans did GPE have for the program's continuation to ensure the project's long-term viability?
En réponse à I have read about the… par Hassan Mohamed
Thank for your comment and question Hassan. GPE supports the priorities identified by the country and builds government capacity to implement reforms and programs and achieve results. Monitoring progress and learning from evidence throughout implementation helps countries ensure that successful programs continue, with GPE support or through other partner's support.
Chantal / GPE Secretariat
Les programmes d'alimentation scolaire devraient être soutenus dans la plupart des pays à risques d'insécurité alimentaire, et ceux qui accueillent les réfugiés.
Thank you so much GPE for the school feeding support done. It makes many students/children to returned back from crisis impact to their class attending and even the drop-out rate was highly reduced during the time of the supports done. Therefore, it needs to sustainably continue on the GPE supports to make the students stable in their education and also become fruitful in their life. Thank you once again!